APC Has Only One Presidential Candidate For 2027 – Kalu

A federal lawmaker, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has stated that the All Progressives Congress currently has only one presidential candidate for the 2027 elections.

Kalu, who highlighted the importance of an Igbo president, clarified, however, that this would not occur in 2027, as he stressed that President Bola Tinubu “must complete 8 years” in office.

The former Governor of Abia State made this declaration during the Monday edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today, emphasizing that after Tinubu’s tenure, the Igbo people must present a candidate who is acceptable to all Nigerians.

“I am not going to discuss anything about the Igbo presidency. But I still tell you there is a need for it. The Igbo must present an acceptable candidate to all Nigerians. No one zone can make a president. President Tinubu was not elected by the Yoruba. He was elected by all Nigerians,” Kalu remarked.

He further stated: “Well, in our party we have only one presidential candidate now. And Tinubu has to do eight years. It’s a must. You can see the repairs he has done to the economy, and things are starting to pick up again. This president is not even doing politics. He has never told anybody he wants to run for election or not.”

Kalu also pointed out that within the APC, Tinubu has received a vote of confidence. “But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence. The NEC has given him a vote of confidence, through a motion proposed by the Governor of Imo State and announced by Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who is the National Chairman of the party.”